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They are learning how to pronounce Gqeberha, the new name for the city of Port Elizabeth.

How to master Xhosa tongue-twisters as South Africa's city of Port Elizabeth changes its name.

Some African nations have just begun vaccination programmes, but most have yet to start.

One of Africa's biggest clubs - Zamalek - is accused of 'immoral' and 'merciless' behaviour as it allegedly 'exploited' the contract of a player it no longer wanted.

Fallou Diop won the country's top racing prize when he was just 17.

Just eight countries in Africa have adequate death registration systems, a BBC investigation finds.

The Hirak movement marks its second anniversary with hopes of a rebirth despite appeasement efforts.

Heavy gunfire breaks out in Somalia's capital as the opposition defies a ban to protest about delayed elections.

Butterfly farming along the Kenyan coast is a source of income and a way of conserving the local forest.

The shark population off Congo-Brazzaville is threatened as desperate fishermen search deeper waters.

A teenager caught up in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict tells of her and her grandfather's near-death encounter.

Barely a single great white shark has been spotted off the city's coast for two years, where once there were hundreds.

What does the future hold for Ethiopia, and what challenges remain in the Tigray region?

Coronavirus cases have been on the increase across countries in southern Africa.

Developers say they are likely to have a modified version of the jab by autumn to combat the variant.

Alex de Waal writes about the starvation that conflicts cause, and the difficulties in tackling it.

Morocco aim to retain their African Nations Championship, CHAN, title as Mali look to win their first on Sunday.

Ahmad has been restored as a presidential candidate by Caf's Governance Committee, but Fifa's decision will be final.

Tanzania is promoting herbal treatments while denying that there are any coronavirus cases.

Yolanda, 17, is campaigning for better education and more resources for schools in South Africa.